Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, many Iraqi academics were assassinated. Countless others received bullets in envelopes and instructions to leave their institutions (and in many cases the country) or get killed. Many heeded the warning and fled into exile. Having played such a pivotal role in shaping post-independence Iraqi society, the exile and internal displacement of its academics has had a profound impact. Tracing the academic, political and social lives of 63 academics, Bullets in Envelopes offers a 'genealogy of loss', and a groundbreaking appraisal of the dismantling and…mehr
Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, many Iraqi academics were assassinated. Countless others received bullets in envelopes and instructions to leave their institutions (and in many cases the country) or get killed. Many heeded the warning and fled into exile. Having played such a pivotal role in shaping post-independence Iraqi society, the exile and internal displacement of its academics has had a profound impact. Tracing the academic, political and social lives of 63 academics, Bullets in Envelopes offers a 'genealogy of loss', and a groundbreaking appraisal of the dismantling and restructuring of Iraqi institutions, culture and society. Through extensive fieldwork in the UK, Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan, Louis Yako shows the human side of the destructive 2003 occupation, and asks us to imagine a better future.
Louis Yako is an independent Iraqi-American anthropologist, writer, poet and journalist. He has written for a range of publications including CounterPunch, openDemocracy, Global Research and The Feminist Wire.
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Preface Starting from the End: Returning to Iraq after a Decade in Exile Acknowledgments Introduction: The Story of This Story Questions and Contributions Fieldwork and Research Chapter-by-Chapter Summary PART I 1. A Nuanced Understanding of Iraq during the Bäath Era The Conveniently Omitted Nuances of Iraq's Story in Western Discourse A More Refined Understanding of the Iraqi Bäath Era 2. The Bäath Era: Iraqi Academics Looking Back Communist Academics and the Bäath Curriculum, Fellowships, and Freedom of Expression Women Academics under the Bäath Religion and Sectarianism under the Bäath 3. The UN Sanctions: Consenting to Occupation through Starvation Documented Facts and Consequences of the UN Sanctions Blockaded on Every Side Women Academics during the Sanctions Academic Voices Critiquing the Iraqi Regime PART II 4. The Occupation: Paving the Road to Exile and Displacement Restructuring State and Society through Cultural and Academic Cleansing Killings, Assassinations, and Threats as Cleansing Sectarian Violence as Cleansing "De-Bäathification" as Cleansing 5. Lives under Contract: The Transition to the Corporate University Exile Starts at Home Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Jordan Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Iraqi Kurdistan The Campus as "Concentration Camp" 6. Language as a Metonym for Politics The Politics of Language on Campus The Social Implications Do Sad Stories Ever End? 7. Final Reflections: Home, Exile, and the Future Notes Bibliography Index
Preface Starting from the End: Returning to Iraq after a Decade in Exile Acknowledgments Introduction: The Story of This Story Questions and Contributions Fieldwork and Research Chapter-by-Chapter Summary PART I 1. A Nuanced Understanding of Iraq during the Bäath Era The Conveniently Omitted Nuances of Iraq's Story in Western Discourse A More Refined Understanding of the Iraqi Bäath Era 2. The Bäath Era: Iraqi Academics Looking Back Communist Academics and the Bäath Curriculum, Fellowships, and Freedom of Expression Women Academics under the Bäath Religion and Sectarianism under the Bäath 3. The UN Sanctions: Consenting to Occupation through Starvation Documented Facts and Consequences of the UN Sanctions Blockaded on Every Side Women Academics during the Sanctions Academic Voices Critiquing the Iraqi Regime PART II 4. The Occupation: Paving the Road to Exile and Displacement Restructuring State and Society through Cultural and Academic Cleansing Killings, Assassinations, and Threats as Cleansing Sectarian Violence as Cleansing "De-Bäathification" as Cleansing 5. Lives under Contract: The Transition to the Corporate University Exile Starts at Home Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Jordan Lives under Contract: The Corporate University in Iraqi Kurdistan The Campus as "Concentration Camp" 6. Language as a Metonym for Politics The Politics of Language on Campus The Social Implications Do Sad Stories Ever End? 7. Final Reflections: Home, Exile, and the Future Notes Bibliography Index
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